(NewsNation) — As drones become more visible across New Jersey and New York, conspiracy theories continue to spread.
Project Blue Beam is a conspiracy theory dating back to the 1990s, but some believe the current drone sightings are a sign of it coming to fruition.
What is Project Blue Beam?
Canadian journalist Serge Monast is credited with coming up with the theory of Project Blue Beam, wherein there is a plot to engender a dictatorial, universal government that abolishes Abrahamic religions (Christianity, Judaism and Islam) in favor of a new world order.
In theory, this totalitarian state would be achieved through staged futuristic NASA technology that pretends to be proof of alien presence or attacks.
Monast claimed NASA and the U.S. were collaborating to abolish Abrahamic religions to establish a “New Age” religion with the Antichrist as the figurehead.
Who is talking about Project Blue Beam?
Several prominent figures have discussed how they believe continued drone sightings and Project Blue Beam are intertwined.
Actress Roseanne Barr posted on X Sunday: “Now you see why I mention Project Blue Beam every week on my podcast….”
Alex Jones also discussed the topic, sharing a 2021 interview with ufologist and former physician Dr. Steven Greer in which the latter suggested a “hoax cosmic threat” would soon be coming into effect.
A fan page of influencer Charlie Kirk shared an image of a post from a Reddit “conspiracy” thread on X, purportedly written by a “25-year radar operator for a major [government] agency” that echoed similar rhetoric to Jones.
On Sunday, Jones quote-tweeted footage of drones appearing in New Jersey, describing their presence as “part of a larger psychological warfare operation ahead of major events.”
Experts’ opinions on drone sightings
University of Pennsylvania mechanical engineering professor Vijay Kumar told Newsweek he does not believe the drones are a foreign state actor but rather a U.S. government initiative.
“Firstly, it’s not a coincidence, I think, that all these sightings have been near military bases. I’ll just leave it at that,” Kumar told the outlet. “If I was an adversary, I would take great trouble to conceal what I was doing. So that leads me to believe that it’s not a military power that’s trying to attack the U.S.”
Missy Cummings, director of the Mason Autonomy and Robotics Center at George Mason University, suggested to Newsweek they may not be drones at all.
“It is highly unlikely these are large drones as you describe, and if they are drones, they likely would be controlled by line-of-sight, so possibly from the water but probably not miles out to sea,” she said.
